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Laser-engraved frames for a watercolour exhibition

A series of plywood frames, designed as doors to hold watercolours on display — technical precision in the service of an artistic world.

  • Art & Design
  • Laser engraving
  • Plywood
  • June 2025
Laser-engraved frames for a watercolour exhibition
// SectorArt & Design
// TechnologyLaser cutting & engraving
// CompletedJune 2025

Understanding the need: the starting point

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The brief

For an art exhibition, Émilie Deltort, of Reflets Oniriques, entrusted us with producing a series of frames designed as wooden doors. Each one was to open symbolically onto a dreamlike world painted in watercolour, giving visual expression to the identity of her work while remaining a well-controlled production.

The brief
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The need

The frames were cut from 3 mm plywood using files supplied in .svg format, with a demanding specification:

  • Maximum engraving precision to honour Émilie's world
  • Clean, burr-free cuts to ease the finishing work
  • Varied formats, yet consistent in their final appearance
  • Sufficient strength despite the fineness of certain details
The need
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Our goal

Our support was designed to guarantee:

  • Cutting faithful to Émilie's expectations, without altering her artistic intent
  • Perfect consistency from one piece to the next, to ease the placement of the watercolours
  • Discreet yet attentive guidance on the technical choices (format, wood species, engraving orientation)
  • A delivery that lets the artist focus fully on her creation
Our goal

Highlights of the project

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Laser engraving and cutting on plywood

For this exhibition, each piece had to be cut and engraved in 3 mm plywood with perfect precision. Even though the files were already supplied in SVG format, our work went well beyond mere execution: the settings had to be finely tuned to guarantee both crisp outlines, legible engraving and consistency across the entire series. We have worked with Émilie for several years, and it is precisely this steadiness that lets us aim for unwavering excellence:

  • the engraving depth is adjusted to match the desired result,
  • the crispness of the cuts takes priority to preserve the details,
  • the wood is carefully selected to avoid irregularities that could spoil the final look.
Laser engraving and cutting on plywood
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A loyal and demanding artistic collaboration

This project is part of a lasting relationship of trust with Émilie Deltort (Reflets Oniriques), begun in the very early days of Osmoz 3D. While our contributions are above all technical, they are never mere execution. Each piece produced is the fruit of a constant dialogue with her artistic world: dreamlike, delicate, symbolic. Our role here is twofold:

  • Ensuring the quality of cutting and engraving to enhance her painted work,
  • Adapting the formats and cuts so that her manual steps (placing the watercolours, retouching) are made easier.
A loyal and demanding artistic collaboration
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Constant care, from file to parcel

Working with Émilie also means following a smooth, rigorous process worthy of the delicacy of her artistic world. We use a shared folder in which she drops her vector files (SVG format), together with precise instructions on the expected formats, quantities, materials and finishes. This way of working gives us:

  • great responsiveness on each new series,
  • clear traceability of the versions and adjustments requested.
Constant care, from file to parcel
Conclusion

Technique in the service of art

Plywood door-frames, engraved with precision to hold watercolours. When the rigour of laser cutting meets an artistic world.

In pictures

The project in pictures

Laser-engraved frames for a watercolour exhibition — photo 1
Laser-engraved frames for a watercolour exhibition — photo 2
Laser-engraved frames for a watercolour exhibition — photo 3
Laser-engraved frames for a watercolour exhibition — photo 4

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